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Adobe RoboHelp for Word Unspecified XSS (APSB12-04) (credentialed check)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 58171
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Synopsis
The remote Windows host has an application that is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.Description
The version of RoboHelp on the remote host contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in its WordHelp output. An attacker may be able to leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser in the context of the affected site and to steal cookie-based authentication credentials.Note that this plugin checks for a version of RoboHelp that would generate WordHelp projects with a cross-site scripting vulnerability rather than published projects with the vulnerability.
Solution
Apply the patch referenced in the vendor advisory above. Once the patch is applied, all WordHelp files need to be regenerated.See Also
https://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-04.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 58171
File Name: robohelp_apsb12_04.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 2/29/2012
Updated: 6/3/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:robohelp
Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/14/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/14/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-0765
BID: 52008